There are a lot of considerations that you have to think about when picking your new home, no matter how short your stay will be. This will be where you’ll sleep, eat and work. Not only should it be comfortable and safe, it should have all of the necessary elements to benefit your lifestyle.

Ask Yourself These Questions When Looking for Temporary Housing

To help you assess whether the apartment you’re looking at is the best temporary housing option for you, here are some questions you should be asking yourself before you say yes.

Who Will Pay for the Apartment?

This is something important to know before you start your search. The scope of your search may change if you are covering the expense of the apartment versus your company or client covering the cost.

What Benefits Am I Getting?

This directs you to look at the bigger picture. Apart from a roof over your head, what does your temporary apartment offer you? Is it closer to your internship or the new job you want to try out? Is this close to the neighborhood you picture yourself permanently living in?

Maybe it comes with a great café, a fitness center, or a meeting area – allowing you to save on the commute going to all those places your frequent. It may be conveniently located to where you need to be. Think about your current lifestyle and assess that with your choice of home and how much it costs. It has to make sense.

Is There a Good Network and Data Connection?

With almost every service and human function now related to phones and the internet, you need to check if your apartment has a good connection. A lot of tenants forget to ask if their specific room is a dead spot, which means you can barely get a signal. For those who work at home or spend tons of time online, this is a deal breaker.

What are my Added Costs?

This should include everything, from your utility expenses to the new furniture and appliances that you have to replace or buy. For most temporary housing options, the key is ease of moving in because you don’t plan to stay there long. Furnished apartments are able to provide this seamless move.

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We came to Cornerstone Furnished Solutions while transitioning states and it's been a welcoming experience. Our apartment is convenient, very comfortable, and the facilities in the building are awesome. Kelly has been such a delight to work with and has quickly taken care of anything we’ve needed. We’ve felt right at home.

Katherine P

Living at Millennium Westshore has been great. It's convenient and the management is top-notch. Cornerstone Furnished Solutions and Millennium have been extremely responsive and helpful on the slightest of maintenance issues. Highly recommend both!

Kevin C

Cornerstone Furnished Solutions is a great partner to work with as they have the personnel that makes the process easy! I have known Kelly and her team for almost 20 years, and the knowledge and understanding they bring to their clients surpasses anyone in the industry.

Joe BallmanNational Sales Executive / Cort Furniture

We worked with Kelly D. last winter, she was just great. She was always there for us. We would definitely recommend Kelly and her company Cornerstone Furnished solutions to all our friends. We are looking forward to working with Kelly again this winter.

Larry and Jane W. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We rented a Furnished Apartment in the Tampa area through Cornerstone Furnished Solutions and we couldn't have been happier. The apartment was well appointed, located to our liking, and in a lovely and safe community. Making our time in Florida even more special, though, was the courtesy and helpfulness shown by Kelly and here team. We have rented on the Gulf Coast many times in the last 20 years. We can honestly say we have never been as happy with the unit or ever given the personal assistance as we were through Cornerstone! We highly recommend them!

Mr. and Mrs. Francis O.Virginia

Heartfelt gratitude, Kelly! It has been a pleasure to live there and do business with you. I have been referring you to colleagues at Gerdau and am certain they will love it as much!

Neusa H.

We’ve enjoyed great service from the moment I made contact with Kelly. I was looking for a short term rental in Jacksonville, FL., l and had some challenging requirements—dog, location to my office, etc. Kelly has been extremely helpful and dealt with every enquiry I have made in a professional and efficient manner. As others have testified, Cornerstone really does go above and beyond to ensure your needs are met with no hassle! I'd recommend them for any short or long term furnished housing needs.

Elizabeth J.

Thank you Kelly! We really appreciate the support and assistance you and CFS have given our family! You have made our transition between homes carefree for us and we are most grateful.